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Distortions

Distortions

Released: 3/2/2018

Distortions is a story-driven musical journey through an unknown, imaginary world. Enter a surreal adventure guided by journal riddles – and piece together fragments of past memories to uncover your identity. Using a violin, play unique songs to alter environments and befriend strange creatures along the way. * Use the power of music to shape in real time a stunning open world full of natural beauty and surreal environments. * Experience a compelling story of perseverance, mystery, and memory. * More than 15 hours of gameplay * Learn to use 5 unique abilities to tame or control fearsome creatures. * Enjoy multiple gameplay styles – from side-scrolling and open-world exploration to innovative modular gameplay that changes with the rhythm of the story. * Learn 3 different ways to play your violin.

Distortions is a story-driven musical journey through an unknown, imaginary world. Enter a surreal adventure guided by journal riddles – and piece together fragments of past memories to uncover your identity. Using a violin, play unique songs to alter environments and befriend strange creatures along the way. * Use the power of music to shape in real time a stunning open world full of natural beauty and surreal environments. * Experience a compelling story of perseverance, mystery, and memory. * More than 15 hours of gameplay * Learn to use 5 unique abilities to tame or control fearsome creatures. * Enjoy multiple gameplay styles – from side-scrolling and open-world exploration to innovative modular gameplay that changes with the rhythm of the story. * Learn 3 different ways to play your violin.

Distortions is a story-driven musical journey through an unknown, imaginary world. Enter a surreal adventure guided by journal riddles – and piece together fragments of past memories to uncover your identity. Using a violin, play unique songs to alter environments and befriend strange creatures along the way. * Use the power of music to shape in real time a stunning open world full of natural beauty and surreal environments. * Experience a compelling story of perseverance, mystery, and memory. * More than 15 hours of gameplay * Learn to use 5 unique abilities to tame or control fearsome creatures. * Enjoy multiple gameplay styles – from side-scrolling and open-world exploration to innovative modular gameplay that changes with the rhythm of the story. * Learn 3 different ways to play your violin.

Critics
54
Steam
59

Score Breakdown

53.7

Critic Average

6 reviews

59

Steam User Score

215 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-5.4
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-5.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

5 launch window (83%)1 late (17%)